Amusement device



H. B. LOEB.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23,1921.

L425 264}. PatentedAug. 8, 11922.

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Y Application filed June 23,

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT B. Lone, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in AmusementDevices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a oart ofthis specification.

ly invention relates to a novelform of amusement device for children.

My invention has for.its object the provision of a novel device wherebyamusement may be afforded to children and which at the same time willpossess a certain value from an educational standpoint.

More specifically my invention contemplates a novel device, having abody portion adapted to contain a plurality of articles, each containedseparately, and a cover, bearing the indicia and indicating means usualto the face of a clock and provided with means permitting access to thebody and to the articles contained therein separately, at a plurality ofpoints corresponding to the indicia.

Having now indicated the nature of my invention in a general way, I willproceed to a detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof,with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Fig. l is a planview of a device embodymy invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the subject of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a detail of the device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a detail of the subject of Fig. 1.

Figs. 5-9 and 19. illustrate modifications of the detail shown in Fig.4.

Figs. 10 and 11 are views of modifications in detail of the structure.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive: The device illustrated comprisesa circular body portion a, closed at the bottom, the interior of whichis subdivided into a series of twelve compartments 2) by means ofpartitions 0, or, if desirable, separate containers 6', having the formof the compartments 6, may be fit-ted into the body a.

The body a is closed at the top by means of the cover (5 which maybeformed integrally with the body, as shown, or may be separate. Thecover has printed on it the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 8, 1922?.

1921. Serial No. 479,709.

numeralse usually found on a clock face, the numerals being contained incircles f, each of which is positioned over one of the compartments 6 inthe body, and a pair of clock hands 9 and h are pivoted cent-rallythereof.

Referring to F igures59 and 12 in which are illustrated modifications ofthe detail illustrated in Figure t: Figure 5 illustrates the numeralenclosed in a ring of spaced perforations 2'. Figure 6 illustrates thenumeral enclosed in a ring of broken lines j. Figure 7 illustrates thenumeral printed on a piece of translucent paper is adapted to be inset.in the cover (Z. Figure 8 illustrates the numeral placed directly on thearticle, as a cylinder of cake m, adapted to be contained in the body a.Figure 9 illustrates the numeral placed on a separate cover a pivotedto't-he cover 03 and adapted to close an aperture 0 in the cover. Figure12 illustrates a modification wherein a ribbon p is attached to thearticle and enables the article to be pulled outof its compartment.

'Referring'now to Figure 10: The compartments q are formed separatelyand their narrow ends are formed concave so that they may be insertedabout a circular compartment centrally positioned in the body a andadapted to hold clock work mechanism for driving the hands 9 and h, asan ordinary cloclqif desired. 1

In Figure 11 is illustrated a modification wherein the bottom of thebody a is so constructed as to permit of the removal of the compartment(1 therethrough.

In practice, the device shown in Figure 1, provided with any of thevarious means disclosed for permitting access to the compartments 0, isfilled by placing in each compartment a toy, candy, games, medicines,books, or any other article or combination of articles. The articles arethen obtained at intervals of greater or shorter duration by breaking inthe portion of the cover over any given compartment, the particular compartment for any given time being indicated by manipulation of the clockhands. An especially desirable use of the device is for the amusement ofa sick child, in that it provides an interesting and instructive meansof presenting the child with a series of inexpensive toys or othersource of amusement, as a book, a picture, or what not, periodically asthe child tires of its toy and r the compartments be supplied with, adose.

requires a new one. The device, obviously,

also provides an interesting method of admlnlstermg periodic doses'ofmedi'cme, if

of medicine instead of a toy, although a my migh s be included. th the md ne-- It wil'l now be obvious that my invention is capable of avariety: of modifications from the simplest form wherein the clock face,numerals and hands, are printed onv the cover to acmorel complicatedform wherein an. operative clock is located centrally of the body with,the: compartments grouped about its periphery, and itx should be notedcompartments: respe'ctively, and indicating meansadaptedtocooperatewithisaid varying. indiciai to indicate the position of thevarionscompartmentsrespectively.-

A container. comprising a body portion, a plurality of compartmentstherein,

akc'ommon-coV-er for saidicompartments, said cover being so arranged asto permitsaccessto: thecoinpartments individually, varying indicia onsaid cover. adjacent the several compartments-in the body respectively,and indicating'means adapted to cooperate with thev-arying indiciato.indicate the compartments'respectively.

3x A container comprisingxai plurality: of compartments, a covertherefor, said-:cover compartments, clock hands on the cover, and

meanswhereby admission may be gained to of the compartmentsindividually. 4;. A container comprising a plurality of compartments,each adapted to contain an article, a. cover. for said container,varying inclicia on said cover in spaced relation and positioned toovenlie'said-compartments respectively, indicating means on said coveradapteditocooperate with saidiindicia to indicatesaidxicompartmentsrespectively, and means whereby admission may beobtained tov said;compartments individually.

5:. A containercomprising a'body portion, a plurality of compartmentstherein, and a cover fon said body having associated therewith thesimilitude 'ofi a clock face, said coverbeing so arranged; as to permitaccess to the compartments.individually.

6. A containercomprising-a body, a cover therefor'having. thereon thesimilitude of: a oloclcv face, and; a series of; compartments Withinsaid body. corresponding in number to the hour numerals-of. a clock,said cover being arranged; to. permitvaccess to said compartmentsindividually. p 7. A. container comprising a body portion, a pluralityof.compartments-therein, a cover soiarrangedas. to permit access to saidcompantments; individually, and a clock face associated with. saidcover, thevarying indicia, on; said; clock. face being positioned adjacent. to said compartments respectively and the hands of saidlclookservingito inclicate said comp artments. respectively.

In testimony of, whichinvention, I have hereuntozsetjmy, hand, .atPhiladelphia, Pa, on;this.-22nd..day-.ofzJune,1921.,

HERBERT. B. LOEB;

